On december 31, 2014, the credit balances of the common stock and retained earnings accounts were $330,000 and $210,000 respectively, for architect services company. its stock issuances for 2015 totaled $90,000 and it paid $32,700 cash toward dividends in 2015. for the year ended december 31, 2015, the company had net income of $229,000. Prepare a 2015 statement of stockholders' equity for Architect Services.

Aproperty title search firm is contemplating using online software to increase its search productivity. currently an average of 40 minutes is needed to do a title search. the researcher cost is $2 per minute. clients are charged a fee of $400. company a's software would reduce the average search time by 10 minutes, at a cost of $3.50 per search. company b's software would reduce the average search time by 12 minutes at a cost of $3.60 per search. which option would have the higher productivity in terms of revenue per dollar of input?